opioid crisis

Sen. Maggie Hassan on Thursday entered TIME’s recent issue on the opioid crisis into the Senate record. The move came during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, during...

The opioid crisis is the worst addiction epidemic in U.S. history. Drug ove...

The opioid crisis is the worst addiction epidemic in U.S. history. Drug overdoses kill nearly 64,000 people per year, and the nation's life expectancy has fallen for two years in a row. But statistics alone...

Drug overdoses kill more than 64,000 people per year, and are now the leadi...

Drug overdoses kill more than 64,000 people per year, and are now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50. To document the nation’s devastating opioid crisis, TIME sent photographer James Nachtwey and deputy...